French Legislation In English

Search, Read and Apply French Law. In English.

20+ full codes, 2,400+ articles translated and updated. Case law linked to every article. Read the actual text before you ask a lawyer about it — free, no login required.

Try: L.227-1 SAS governance, L.145-9 bail commercial renewal, L.223-18 gérant removal SARL

20+

french codes

Fully translated

2,400+

articles in English

Updated regularly

480+

court rulings linked

Per article

Free

full access

No login required

Showing 39713980 of 65128 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 October 1989 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 July 1993 · Cass. com. 1 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 June 1981 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 14 November 2007

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-11

Any undivided co-owner may claim his annual share of the profits, after deduction of the expenses incurred by the acts to which he has consented or which are enforceable against him.In the absence of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-11

…ate of the certificate application is acquired if at least the documents referred to in Article R. 623-5, even if these documents are not regular in form. If the filing does not include the aforementi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge

Article R713-11

Unless otherwise provided, judgments and orders are notified to the debtor and the creditors concerned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the clerk's office of the judicial court.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-11

The Union General Meeting is convened by its Chairman at least twice a year. The meeting is convened by right if an absolute majority of the members making up the meeting so request. The meeting may o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-11

The establishment's budget includes a provisional profit and loss account and a provisional statement of changes in assets and liabilities on an accruals basis. The appropriations for staff expenditur…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-15

…trading on a regulated market, the exceptional remuneration of directors referred to in Article L. 225-46 are allocated in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-8.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions applicable when the amount of eligible damage exceeds six million euros excluding tax

Article R1613-15

Where the amount of eligible damage exceeds six million euros excluding taxes, the maximum total amount of assistance provided by the solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-14

…the art. If the state of the art includes documents mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 611-11, they are not taken into consideration when assessing inventive step.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Accessibility obligations

Article L311-14

…ovide to their customers are accessible, in accordance with the requirements set out in article L. 412-13 of the French Consumer Code, under: 1° Section 1 of Chapter II of this Title; 2° Articles L. 1…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-120

…ying in an academy or in a subject where there are particular recruitment needs and they can prove :1° That they have lived for a minimum period in a priority urban policy district, in a rural regener…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
Common Questions

French legislation in English — Q&A

Our translations are produced and reviewed for accuracy, but the only legally binding version of French law is the French original. For court, registry or contractual use we offer lawyer-reviewed or sworn certified translations on request.
Articles are synced with Légifrance and updated as soon as a reform is published in the Journal Officiel, so you always read the version in force — and can see when each article was last amended.
Each article is linked to the key court decisions (Cour de cassation, Conseil d'État, courts of appeal) that interpret it, so you can read the text and its case-law application side by side.
Yes — every article has an AI plain-English summary, and you can order a lawyer-reviewed explanation of how it applies to your specific situation, with next steps.
No. Reading and searching the codes is free with no login. Paid services — certified translation and the legal application report — are entirely optional.
Mariela Petrova

Mariela Petrova

Avocate au Barreau de Paris

Toque #C2396

15+ Years In French Corporate Practice

English · French · Russian

Ready When You Are

Talk To A Lawyer
In France.

A 20–30 minute call, in English, to scope the engagement. No obligation, no preliminary fee. You will leave the call with a clear view of what the work will cover and what it will cost.

First EngagementFixed Fee

Talk to a French lawyer.

Reply within 24 hours.

Communications protected by professional secrecy — secret professionnel de l'avocat, Article 66-5 of the Law of 31 December 1971.

Continue

Related legal services

01 / Read

Browse the French codes

20+ full codes and 2,400+ articles in English, with the key court rulings linked to every article — free to read.

Read More
02 / Apply

Legal application report

A lawyer-reviewed report explaining how the relevant articles apply to your situation, with case-law analysis and next steps.

Read More
03 / Act

Talk to a French lawyer

Scope your matter with a Paris-Bar avocate — incorporation, contracts, disputes — handled bilingually, end to end.

Read More
Search “Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 October 1989 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 July 1993 · Cass. com. 1 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 June 1981 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 14 November 2007” | French Legislation